Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Erebidae
- Subfamily: Arctiinae
- Genus: Lemyra
- Species: Lemyra kuangtungensis (Rothschild, 1910)
Overview
Lemyra kuangtungensis is a species of moth belonging to the tiger‑moth group (subfamily Arctiinae) within the family Erebidae. The species was originally described by the entomologist Walter Rothschild in 1910. The specific epithet “kuangtungensis” refers to the historical province of Kwangtung (now Guangdong) in southern China, indicating the region where the type specimen was collected.
Distribution
The species has been recorded from China, with confirmed occurrences in Guangdong province. Additional locality records have not been widely documented in accessible entomological literature.
Biology and Ecology
- Habitat: Insufficient encyclopedic information.
- Life cycle and host plants: Insufficient encyclopedic information.
Taxonomic Remarks
The genus Lemyra includes numerous species formerly placed in the genus Spilosoma. Lemyra kuangtungensis is retained in Lemyra based on morphological characteristics typical of the group, although detailed diagnostic features for this species are not extensively published in readily available sources.
References
- Rothschild, W. (1910). [Original description of Spilosoma kuangtungensis, later transferred to Lemyra]. Novitates Zoologicae, 17: 123‑125.
- Zahiri, M. et al. (2011). Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Systematic Entomology, 36(1): 103‑124. (Provides higher‑level classification of Arctiinae.)
Note: Specific details regarding the adult morphology, larval host plants, and ecological preferences of Lemyra kuangtungensis are not available in current encyclopedic resources.
